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Sunday, 12 July 2009 22:30

In the course of the last several years, our humble project has been fortunate to have the generous support of many donors. We wouldn’t be here without that essential funding and as always, we’d like to thank everyone who has supported the project.

Today, however, we would like to extend special recognition to four institutions who recently stepped forward on very short notice to provide critical funds to ensure continuity in what has been a very busy and important period for the project.

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Minnesota Zoo

Jim Sanderson from the Small Cat Conservation Alliance

Mill Mountain Zoo

Recently, Bill Swanson from the Cincinnati Zoo (a true friend of the project and tireless supporter) reached out to a network of zoos in the US with a special request for contributions to help us purchase a telemetry receiver and 6 new collars to continue our in-depth study of fishing cat movements and interactions at Khao Sam Roi Yod National Park. A year ago, we never envisioned using up our first 6 collars so quickly—but it has been a busy spring!
Four funders stepped forward and pledged what we needed to cover (and even slightly exceed) the cost of the equipment and we are happy to report that it is already in hand and ready to be fielded during our next capture round. So, without further ado--on behalf of the project staff and especially the cats--thanks to the following conservation partners for your help and support:

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Jim Sanderson from the Small Cat Conservation Alliance
Mill Mountain Zoo

By visiting the links above, you can learn how these committed institutions support wildlife conservation on many levels.

Thanks again--your support encourages us and reminds us that individual efforts can add up quickly and make a big difference for fishing cats in the wild!